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Bat Out of Hell: The Musical Tickets

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical Tickets

New York
1 Aug 2019 - 8 Sep 2019

Bat Out of Hell: The Musical Information

Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical staged its New York premiere at New York City Center from August 1 to September 8, 2019.

The musical features iconic Meatloaf songs from the infamous "Bat Out of Hell" albums such as "I Would Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)," "It's All Coming Back to Me Now," "You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth," and, of course, the titular song. It premiered in Manchester, England in February 2017, before heading to the London Coliseum in June 2017 and then onto Toronto, Canada in October 2017. It returned to the West End for an open-ended engagement at the Dominion Theatre from April 2018 and played its final West End performance on January 5, 2019.

(Photos courtesy of Little Fang Photo / Specular)

Join the eternally young Strat and his wild gang, The Lost, as they roam the streets of Obsidian, a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, ruled by the wicked and tyrannical Falco. When Strat first sets eyes on Falco's daughter, Raven, who has been locked away in the palace towers, he sets out to rescue her from her evil father's clutches in a full throttle tale of teenage love, youthful rebellion and living the rock and roll dream.

Run time

2 hours and 30 mins (including intermission)

Opening date

August 1st, 2019

Closing date

September 8th, 2019

Categories

Closing Soon, Musical

Previews from

August 1st, 2019

Venue

New York City Center

Cast and creative

By: Jim Steinman
Director: Jay Scheib
Producer: Michael Cohl, Tony Smith, Bob Broderick, Lorne Gertner, and David Sonenberg
Cast list: Andrew Polec (as Strat) and Christina Bennington (as Raven), alongside Bradley Dean (as Falco), Lena Hall (as Sloane), Avionce Hoyles (as Tink), Danielle Steers (as Zahara) and Tyrick Wiltez Jones (as Jagwire)
Design: Jon Bausor
Lighting: Patrick Woodroffe
Costume: Jon Bausor and Meentje Nielsen
Choreography: Emma Portner and Xena Gusthart
Sound: Gareth Owen
Other info: Musical Direction by Ryan Cantwell, Musical Supervision & Additional Arrangements by Michael Reed, Orchestrations by Steve Sidwell, and Video
Design: by Finn Ross

Our review

Andrew Polec and the Company of Bat Out of Hell: The Musical

To determine if you will enjoy Bat Out of Hell, Jim Steinman's explosive musical that's blowing up the New York City Center stage for the next month, take this simple test. Does the simile, "We're glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife" give you A) goosebumps, or B) nausea? For a certain generation, that sweltering image, and the song that encompasses it ("Paradise by the Dashboard Light"), was the ultimate adolescent aspirational anthem, a jokey double-dare of sex and commitment aimed at...

Latest Bat Out of Hell: The Musical News & Features

The New York premiere of Jim Steinman's Bat Out of Hell: The Musical celebrated its official opening at New York City Center last night in a blaze of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll (read our 5* review) and producers have released the official production photos for the New York run, which continues through September 8, 2019.And like a Bat Out of Hell, here they are: Featuring a book, music & lyrics by Jim Steinman, the apocalyptic tuner includes iconic Meat Loaf songs from the infamous...

The West End production of Bat Out of Hell has extended its stay at the Dominion Theatre into 2019, it has been announced.The rock musical, which features many of Meat Loaf's greatest hits, started its run at the Dominion in April 2019 following its world premiere at the London Coliseum in 2017. It has now extended its booking period to 5th January 2019. Tickets are available now.Since its premiere at the Coliseum, the show has toured to Toronto, where it will be returning in the autumn as part...

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